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Patrick David Maines

Examiner (ID: 17651, Phone: (571)270-1911 , Office: P/3748 )

Most Active Art Unit
3748
Art Unit(s)
6218, 3748, 3746, 4165, OPQA
Total Applications
641
Issued Applications
540
Pending Applications
9
Abandoned Applications
101

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 8843265 [patent_doc_number] => 20130138893 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-30 [patent_title] => 'STORAGE DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/615836 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 20 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 17646 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13615836 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/615836
Storage device, computer-readable recording medium, and storage control method Sep 13, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8831647 [patent_doc_number] => 20130132692 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-23 [patent_title] => 'STORAGE DEVICES AND STORAGE SYSTEMS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/615863 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 24 [patent_figures_cnt] => 24 [patent_no_of_words] => 17412 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 8 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13615863 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/615863
STORAGE DEVICES AND STORAGE SYSTEMS Sep 13, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8831599 [patent_doc_number] => 20130132644 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-23 [patent_title] => 'METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/615889 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 25 [patent_no_of_words] => 17332 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13615889 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/615889
METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Sep 13, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8722599 [patent_doc_number] => 20130073816 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-03-21 [patent_title] => 'METHOD OF STORING DATA IN A STORAGE MEDIUM AND DATA STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE STORAGE MEDIUM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/615752 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 8074 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13615752 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/615752
METHOD OF STORING DATA IN A STORAGE MEDIUM AND DATA STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE STORAGE MEDIUM Sep 13, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8769329 [patent_doc_number] => 20130097366 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-04-18 [patent_title] => 'STORAGE DEVICE AND USER DEVICE USING THE SAME' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/615470 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-09-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 9313 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13615470 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/615470
STORAGE DEVICE AND USER DEVICE USING THE SAME Sep 12, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8661257 [patent_doc_number] => 20130042086 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-14 [patent_title] => 'Dynamic Network Adapter Memory Resizing and Bounding for Virtual Function Translation Entry Storage' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/561010 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-07-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 8305 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13561010 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/561010
Dynamic network adapter memory resizing and bounding for virtual function translation entry storage Jul 27, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8497736 [patent_doc_number] => 20120297144 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-22 [patent_title] => 'DYNAMIC HIERARCHICAL MEMORY CACHE AWARENESS WITHIN A STORAGE SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/529726 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-06-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5446 [patent_no_of_claims] => 6 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13529726 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/529726
Dynamic hierarchical memory cache awareness within a storage system Jun 20, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11775890 [patent_doc_number] => 09384835 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-07-05 [patent_title] => 'Content addressable memory early-predict late-correct single ended sensing' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/482166 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-05-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 12 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 8452 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13482166 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/482166
Content addressable memory early-predict late-correct single ended sensing May 28, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9176337 [patent_doc_number] => 20130318322 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-11-28 [patent_title] => 'Memory Management Scheme and Apparatus' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/481903 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-05-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 7447 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13481903 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/481903
Memory Management Scheme and Apparatus May 27, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 10524295 [patent_doc_number] => 09250808 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-02-02 [patent_title] => 'Data storage and moving of relatively infrequently accessed data among storage of different types' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/464633 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-05-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 9600 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 484 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13464633 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/464633
Data storage and moving of relatively infrequently accessed data among storage of different types May 3, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10901413 [patent_doc_number] => 08924656 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-12-30 [patent_title] => 'Storage environment with symmetric frontend and asymmetric backend' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/456654 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 11176 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 115 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13456654 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/456654
Storage environment with symmetric frontend and asymmetric backend Apr 25, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9123678 [patent_doc_number] => 20130290600 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-10-31 [patent_title] => 'DATA STORAGE BASED UPON TEMPERATURE CONSIDERATIONS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/455866 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 7200 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13455866 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/455866
Data storage based upon temperature considerations Apr 24, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9123701 [patent_doc_number] => 20130290623 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-10-31 [patent_title] => 'COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/510813 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 8394 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13510813 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/510813
COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER Apr 24, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9289288 [patent_doc_number] => 08645644 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-02-04 [patent_title] => 'Facilitating data coherency using in-memory tag bits and tag test instructions' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/451682 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 15216 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 163 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13451682 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/451682
Facilitating data coherency using in-memory tag bits and tag test instructions Apr 19, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9096383 [patent_doc_number] => 20130275694 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-10-17 [patent_title] => 'MIGRATING THIN-PROVISIONED VOLUMES IN TIERED STORAGE ARCHITECTURES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/447120 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5760 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13447120 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/447120
Migrating thin-provisioned volumes in tiered storage architectures Apr 12, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10901439 [patent_doc_number] => 08924682 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-12-30 [patent_title] => 'Method of protecting virtual tape data from accidental loss due to overwriting' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/444562 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 2853 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13444562 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/444562
Method of protecting virtual tape data from accidental loss due to overwriting Apr 10, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8443416 [patent_doc_number] => 20120260032 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-10-11 [patent_title] => 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MEMORY COMMANDS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/441706 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 8830 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13441706 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/441706
Systems and methods for using memory commands Apr 5, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9056786 [patent_doc_number] => 20130254501 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-09-26 [patent_title] => 'STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/510777 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 9029 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13510777 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/510777
STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD Mar 22, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9056766 [patent_doc_number] => 20130254480 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-09-26 [patent_title] => 'STORAGE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD OF A STORAGE SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/427866 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3579 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13427866 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/427866
Storage system and operation method of a storage system Mar 21, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10569261 [patent_doc_number] => 09292430 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-03-22 [patent_title] => 'Method of writing data, memory, and system for writing data in memory' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/009221 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 5324 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 232 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14009221 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/009221
Method of writing data, memory, and system for writing data in memory Mar 21, 2012 Issued
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